Complete the gaps
What ___ nice dress!
a - indefinite article
What time is the lunch?
no article - indefinite
For dinner I had ___ hamburger and ___ coffee.
a, a - indefinite
____ Jordan is a country in ____ Middle East.
No article - any country
the - specific area
I like ___ salt on my food, so could you please pass ___ salt?
no article or state a quantity, such as with some - Salt is an indefinite uncountable noun.
the - repeated indefinite noun
I have ___ headache.
a - Because this is just one headache out of many other headaches
Picasso was painter; he painted the Guernica.
a- any painter , no article- (usually for portrait names you do not put in the article)
Alcala de Henares is ___ city to ____ east of Madrid.
a - indefinite
the - specific area
My brother is ___ mountain climber; he has climbed ___ Mount Everest.
a
No article - Omit any article for the name of an individual mountain
Yesterday I donated ___ clothes. My clothes will be given to ___ poor.
No article goes here, but a quantity might me given such as some.
the - for groups of people
I hate ____ rock music.
No article - "Rock music" is a generic uncountable noun.
I love the rock music; my favourite group is Beatles.
I love rock music; my favourite group is the Beatles.
No article before "rock" because this is a generic, uncountable noun. "The" goes before "Beatles" because this is a specific group name (and proper noun).
Harry Potter found ___ Philosopher's Stone when he was at ___ school.
the - proper noun (specific stone)
no article - any school
____ Reina Sofia museum is near ____ Atocha street in Madrid.
The - Reina Sofia is a proper noun
No article. No the for street names
I need ___ information about ___ Balearic Islands before I go on holiday.
No article goes here, but a quantity might me given such as some.
the - for a group of islands
Choose and Explain
She doesn't have ____ experience.
much or any or put nothing there.
Experience is an indefinite uncountable noun.
Could you turn off a light? I want to go to the bed.
the- both speaker and listener know which light they are talking about, no article - unspecific
The sound you heard was from ___ owl. ___ owl is a large bird with big eyes.
an
the - repeated indefinite noun
___ Canary Islands are not very far from ___ Spain.
the - group of islands
No article - no the for country names
Mr Jones goes to ___ church every Sunday, but last weekend he went to ____ supermarket instead.
No article
the - for the specific place that Mr. Jones went to
In regard to articles, which sentence is incorrect.
1. Skies are blue.
2. The earth is round.
3. Moons of Jupiter reflect light.
4. Fish can fly.
3. The moons of Jupiter reflect light.
the - because this is a specific group
"The" is used before those nouns that are single in number in nature
What is wrong?
Don't stay in that hotel. Beds are very uncomfortable
Don't stay in that hotel. The beds are very uncomfortable.
Beds in THAT hotel.
What is wrong in the sentence?
My friend wanted to be the surgeon, but he felt ill when he saw the blood.
My friend wanted to be a surgeon, but he felt ill when he saw blood.
a - indefinite (one surgeon out of many)
No article - indefinite uncountable noun (not specific blood)
What is wrong with this sentence?
Dominican Republic is on the island in a Caribbean.
The Dominican Republic is on an island in the Caribbean.
The ( Country name starting with United, Dominican...etc.)
an - indefinite
the - this is a specific sea
____ computer has changed ____ modern life but ____ computers can't think for you.
The - generic "the"
No article - indefinite
No article - generic plural noun